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Gbe Warbler 



p. 426, says that the range of alleni is " Florida (grading into P. e. eryth- 

 rophthalmus in Georgia, lower South Carolina, etc.)." 



I have always been under the impression that alleni 'is a distinct species 

 and not a snb-species, which, in the majority of cases, require a magnifying 

 glass to bring out the latent " characters " ! I think that alleni should be 

 accorded full specific rank. 



Nest and Eggs of Western Gull, Photographed by O. W. Howard on 

 Santa Barbara Island, Cal., last May. 



